No theory of government was ever given a fairer test or a more prolonged experiment in a democratic country than democratic socialism received in Britain. Yet it was a miserable failure in every respect... To cure the British disease with socialism was like trying to cure leukemia with leeches.

I want my money back!

Let us never forget this fundamental truth: The State has no source of money other than the money people themselves earn.

Fear is not the basis for foreign policy.

Advisers advise, and ministers decide.

A world without nuclear weapons may be a dream but you cannot base a sure defence on dreams. Without far greater trust and confidence between East and West than exists at present, a world without nuclear weapons would be less stable and more dangerous for all of us.

I've got my teeth into him, and I'm not going to let go.